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Brad De Long wrote:
> >If market forces are supposed to allow poor nations to develop by
> >accepting sweatshops and pollution, why has the recent upsurge in
> >neoliberalism led to greater equality within na
>Yes, my voice recognition software is not feeling good today. I am typing
>my response.
>
>Brad De Long wrote:
>
>> >If market forces are supposed to allow poor nations to develop by
>> >accepting sweatshops and pollution, why has the recent upsurge in
>> >neoliberalism led to greater equalit
Brad, this seems to contradict the conventional wisdom. Could you provide a
reference?
Peter
Brad De Long wrote:
> The 1990s *are* the first decade since the start of the industrial
> revolution when world inequality dropped...
>
> Brad DeLong
I have not seen anything that refutes Pritchett, Lant. 1997. "Divergence, Big
Time." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11: 3 (Summer): pp. 3-17.
Also, I don't know if we should cheer if China and India "catch up" if the
bottom 2 quintiles get left behind. I am at fault for mentioning inequality
Brad De Long wrote:
>The 1990s *are* the first decade since the start of the industrial
>revolution when world inequality dropped: the 50% jump in output per
>capita in India and the doubling of output per capita in China in
>the past decade are extremely nice to see...
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